Welcome to the Diabetes Research Network
The NIHR Diabetes Research Network is part of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, and forms part of the UK Clinical Research Network. The Networks support and deliver high quality clinical research studies.
The primary goal of the NIHR Diabetes Research Network (DRN) is to achieve benefits for people with diabetes, or at risk of developing diabetes, through excellence in clinical research. The aims of the network are:
"to facilitate the conduct of randomised prospective trials and other well-designed studies of diabetes, including those for prevention, diagnosis and treatment"
To read more please visit our about us page.
UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Registration of Clinical Trials Units
Call for Applications
The UKCRC have issued a call for applications from Clinical Trials Units wishing to become a UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Unit. The deadline for applications is Friday, 7 August 2009. Full advert and further information. 
Diabetes UK Fellowships and Studentships
Research Nurse Competency Framework
For the past 18 months a Working Group, consisting of nurses from research organisations in the four countries of the UK, has been developing a Competency Framework for Clinical Research Nurses.
For further information on the documents please contact competencies@anglia.ac.uk 
International Diabetes Federation BRIDGES funding programme
The BRIDGES 
project seeks to solicit proposals that support cost effective and sustainable interventions that can be adopted in real world settings, for the prevention and control of diabetes. Projects should be based on interventions already proven to be effective in trials to prevent and treat diabetes, to improve care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and delay its complications. The interventions proposed should have the potential to be widely disseminated to clinical practice, individuals and communities. The scope of the funding is to help communities around the globe to identify special needs related to intervention and prevention. Full details of BRIDGES funding can be found on the funding page.
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme Competition Seven
Call for lay reviewers
Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme is for regionally commissioned health services and public health research, with budgets in proportion to the regional population. Competition 7 for funding through the RfPB programme is about to reach the review stage. We would like to invite you to become an active partner in the healthcare research environment, by assisting us to gain the patient and public perspective on these research applications.
Type 2 Diabetes - National clinical guidelines updated (primary and secondary care)
The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions (NCC-CC) has produced the latest clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes in primary and secondary care. The updated guidelines will be of particular interest to healthcare professionals.
